Greek Style Lentils

Name: Greek Style Lentils
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 10 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 lb lentils; 1 large onion, chopped; 4 -5 large garlic cloves, minced; 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil; 1 -2 bay leaf; 16 ounces no-salt tomatoes; 3 ounces no-salt tomato paste; fresh ground black pepper; 1/4 cup vinegar (or to taste); 1/4-1/2 cup red wine (optional)

Submitted by Debbie R.

"This is from "Heal Your Heart", the Rice Diet book. I haven't made it yet."

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photo by Annacia

Ready In:: 35mins
Ingredients:: 10
Serves:: 10

ingredients

1 lb lentils
1 large onion, chopped
4 -5 large garlic cloves, minced
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
1 -2 bay leaf
16 ounces no-salt tomatoes
3 ounces no-salt tomato paste
fresh ground black pepper
¹⁄₄ cup vinegar (or to taste)
¹⁄₄ - ¹⁄₂ cup red wine (optional)

directions

Wash and sort lentils. Put them and 2 qts. water over medium heat.
When they begin to simmer, add everything else.
Continue to simmer, uncovered, until they are cooked and sauce is thickened, about 30 minutes.

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Reviews

I chose to make this as I have a good lot of lentils currently on hand and I like them a lot. I knew in advance that I would need to add salt, no problem. My surprise came when I started looking for the tomato paste and couldn't find any, oops. I subbed in Chili Sauce and I think that it worked out quite well, it really popped up the flavor level. I found that, in my case, it took almost double the stated time to really cook through. I don't know but that might be because I have lentils from this years harvest from a friends farm? Be that as it may, the outcome was a tasty soup that I topped with some rough cut chives out of my yard for an early dinner.

Annacia
This was ok. Younger megavore loved it. It desperately needed a good dose of salt. I think a bit more vinegar would be good, too. Nice & easy. Quick also. Made for the Zesties of ZWT6!

Elmotoo